Actual situation 23/04/24 09:05

FINNISH ICE REPORT 22.04.2024

In the northern Bay of Bothnia 50-80 cm thick fast ice and consolidated ice to Kemi 1, Oulun portti and Raahe lighthouse. Farther out open water approximately to the center line. Southwestwards from Bothnia buoy giant and thick floe. Farther west 40-70 cm thick ridged very close ice. Areas of open water, leads and cracks in the ice field.

In the southern Bay of Bothnia 30-50 cm thick rotting fast ice in the archipelago. Off the coast open water to the center line. In the area in places 10-40 cm thick floes. Farther west 15-50 cm thick, in places ridged, close and very close ice.

In the Quark mostly open water. From Nordvalen to northwest an area of 10-50 cm thick close ice. In the Vaasa archipelago rotten ice to Storhästen.

In the Bothnian Sea rotten ice in places in the archipelago. Farther out ice-free. The eastern Gulf of Finland is ice-free.

In the Lake Saimaa 20-50 cm thick rotting ice and open areas.

SWEDISH ICE REPORT

BAY OF BOTHNIA
IN THE BAYS AND ARCHIPELAGOS 25-80 CM FAST ICE OR CONSOLIDATED ICE. FROM MALÖREN TO OULU 1, AND AT SEA NE OF FALKENS GRUND, 60-90 CM VERY CLOSE, RIDGED, ICE. AT SEA IN THE W, 20-70 CM CLOSE TO VERY CLOSE, RIDGED, ICE. IN THE E MAINLY OPEN WATER, WITH SOME DRIFT ICE. IN THE SW 5-60 CM VERY OPEN TO CLOSE ICE.
NEXT 24 HOURS SW ICE DRIFT.

THE QUARK
ALONG THE SWEDISH COAST AND IN THE VAASA ARCHIPELAGO ROTTEN FAST ICE. AT SEA MAINLY OPEN WATER. AROUND HOLMÖARNA 5-40 CM VERY OPEN TO CLOSE ICE.
NEXT 24 HOURS SW ICE DRIFT.

NORTHERN SEA OF BOTHNIA
ALONG THE COASTS ROTTEN FAST ICE. OTHERWISE OPEN WATER OR ICE FREE. ON ÅNGERMANÄLVEN ROTTEN ICE.
NEXT 24 HOURS NO CHANGES.

SOUTHERN SEA OF BOTHNIA
ALONG THE COASTS ROTTEN FAST ICE OR OPEN WATER.
NEXT 24 HOURS NO CHANGES.